My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling 16 , but I always knew he was 17 . He never criticized us, but used 18 to bring out our best. He’d say, “If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don’t give them water, they die.” I 19 as a child I said something 20 about somebody, and my father said, “ 21 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best 22 people, I would get the best 23 . From then on I’ve always tried to 24 the principle in my life and later in running my company. Dad’s also always been very 25 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was 26 a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a 27 ：stay in school or leave to work on my magazine. I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, 28 any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind,  he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad 29 me to go into law. And I’ve 30 regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, 31 I didn’t pursue my 32 . You know what you want. Go fulfill it.” As 33 turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national 34 for young people in the U.K.  My wife and I have two children, and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad 35 me. 小题1: A．biologist B．manager C．lawyer D．gardener 小题2: A．strict B．honest C．special D．learned 小题3: A．praise B．courage C．power D．warmth 小题4: A．think B．imagine C．remember D．guess 小题5: A．unnecessary B．unkind C．unimportant D．unusual 小题6: A．Another B．Some C．Any D．Other 小题7: A．on B．in C．at D．about 小题8: A．in case B．by turns C．by chance D．in return 小题9: A．revise B．set C．review D．follow 小题10: A．understanding B．experienced C．serious D．demanding 小题11: A．taking up B．making up C．picking up D．keeping up 小题12: A．suggestion B．decision C．notice D．choice 小题13: A．and B．as C．even if D．as if 小题14: A．helped B．allowed C．persuaded D．suggested 小题15: A．always B．never C．seldom D．almost 小题16: A．rather B．but C．for D．therefore 小题17: A．promise B．task C．belief D．dream 小题18: A．this B．he C．it D．that 小题19: A．newspaper B．magazine C．program D．project 小题20: A．controlled B．comforted C．reminded D．raise